Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Poppy Day
November 9, 2006 at 3:33 am | In American, Australian, Autumn, British, CULTURES, Canadian, Colombian, Death, HOLIDAYS, Irish, New Zealand | 4 Comments4 Comments »
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[...] On Remembrance Day — November 11 — also known as Armistice Day or Veteran’s Day, it is traditional to wear a poppy flower to commemorate those killed in World War 1 and other wars. The Flanders poppy (Papaver rhoeas) grew profusely in the trenches and craters of the war zone. Artillery shells and shrapnel stirred up the earth and exposed the seeds to the light they needed to germinate. [...]
Pingback by Remembrance Day and the Poppy « WorldCultureNet — November 9, 2006 #
Have a listen to the Remembrance podcast on iTunes or on the Royal British Legion blog. It’s a good way to remember.
Comment by Tony — November 10, 2006 #
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i am doing a project on remembrance day andthis sute has alot of information so i thank u for having this site open to the public i really was flabbergasted by the information on your site peace:)
Comment by shannon — February 20, 2007 #